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  <Organization>Environment Canada</Organization>
  <Title>Ecozones of Canada</Title>
  <Abstract>Ecozones of Canada, forming part of the Terrestrial Ecological Stratification of Canada </Abstract>
  <ReferenceDate startDate="1995-01-01">1995-06-03</ReferenceDate>
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  <BoundingCoordinates>
   <North>90</North>
   <South>43</South>
   <East>-50</East>
   <West>-145</West>
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   <DatasetURI>http://sis.agr.gc.ca/cansis/nsdb/ecostrat/zone/v1/names</DatasetURI>
   <Organization>Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada</Organization>
   <Title>Names</Title>
   <Abstract></Abstract>
   <ReferenceDate>1999-09-16</ReferenceDate>
   <Version>1</Version>
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   <Organization>Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada</Organization>
   <Title>Landscape Areas</Title>
   <Abstract>Land and water area values (in hectares) for terrestrial ecozones of Canada.  Land and freshwater bounded by coastline are included. Bodies of freshwater shared by Canada and the USA, such as the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River are included to the international boundary. The mouth of the St. Lawrence River to the western tip of Anticosti Island is considered freshwater, as well as Bras d'Or Lake on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. Lake Melville in Labrador is considered marine water.</Abstract>
   <ReferenceDate>1999-09-16</ReferenceDate>
   <Version>1</Version>
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   <Organization>Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada</Organization>
   <Title>Landscape Areas by Province</Title>
   <Abstract>Land and water area values (in hectares) by province for terrestrial ecozones of Canada.  Land and freshwater bounded by coastline are included. Bodies of freshwater shared by Canada and the USA, such as the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River are included to the international boundary. The mouth of the St. Lawrence River to the western tip of Anticosti Island is considered freshwater, as well as Bras d'Or Lake on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. Lake Melville in Labrador is considered marine water.</Abstract>
   <ReferenceDate>1999-09-16</ReferenceDate>
   <Version>1</Version>
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  <Dataset>
   <DatasetURI>http://sis.agr.gc.ca/cansis/nsdb/ecostrat/zone/v1/elevation</DatasetURI>
   <Organization>Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada</Organization>
   <Title>Elevation</Title>
   <Abstract></Abstract>
   <ReferenceDate>1999-09-16</ReferenceDate>
   <Version>1</Version>
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  <Dataset>
   <DatasetURI>http://sis.agr.gc.ca/cansis/nsdb/ecostrat/zone/v1/landform</DatasetURI>
   <Organization>Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada</Organization>
   <Title>Landforms</Title>
   <Abstract></Abstract>
   <ReferenceDate>1999-09-16</ReferenceDate>
   <Version>1</Version>
   <Documentation></Documentation>
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  <Dataset>
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   <Organization>Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada</Organization>
   <Title>Surface Form</Title>
   <Abstract></Abstract>
   <ReferenceDate>1999-09-16</ReferenceDate>
   <Version>1</Version>
   <Documentation></Documentation>
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   <Organization>Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada</Organization>
   <Title>Surface Material</Title>
   <Abstract></Abstract>
   <ReferenceDate>1999-09-16</ReferenceDate>
   <Version>1</Version>
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   <DatasetURI>http://sis.agr.gc.ca/cansis/nsdb/ecostrat/zone/v1/texture</DatasetURI>
   <Organization>Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada</Organization>
   <Title>Soil Texture Table</Title>
   <Abstract></Abstract>
   <ReferenceDate>1999-09-16</ReferenceDate>
   <Version>1</Version>
   <Documentation></Documentation>
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   <Organization>Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada</Organization>
   <Title>Soil Classification</Title>
   <Abstract></Abstract>
   <ReferenceDate>1999-09-16</ReferenceDate>
   <Version>1</Version>
   <Documentation></Documentation>
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   <DatasetURI>http://sis.agr.gc.ca/cansis/nsdb/ecostrat/zone/v1/landcover</DatasetURI>
   <Organization>Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada</Organization>
   <Title>Land Cover</Title>
   <Abstract></Abstract>
   <ReferenceDate>1999-09-16</ReferenceDate>
   <Version>1</Version>
   <Documentation></Documentation>
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  </Dataset>
  <Dataset>
   <DatasetURI>http://sis.agr.gc.ca/cansis/nsdb/ecostrat/zone/v1/permafrost</DatasetURI>
   <Organization>Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada</Organization>
   <Title>Permafrost</Title>
   <Abstract>The extent and nature of permafrost, including estimated ice content and typical ground ice forms.</Abstract>
   <ReferenceDate startDate="1999-09-16">1999-09-16</ReferenceDate>
   <Version>1</Version>
   <Documentation>http://sis.agr.gc.ca/cansis/nsdb/ecostrat/permafrost.html</Documentation>
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   <DatasetURI>http://sis.agr.gc.ca/cansis/nsdb/ecostrat/zone/v1/surficial_geology</DatasetURI>
   <Organization>Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada</Organization>
   <Title>Surficial Geology</Title>
   <Abstract>The extent and nature of the surficial materials in this database are derived from the Surficial Materials Map of Canada (Fulton, 1996).</Abstract>
   <ReferenceDate>1999-09-16</ReferenceDate>
   <Version>1</Version>
   <Documentation></Documentation>
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   <DatasetURI>http://sis.agr.gc.ca/cansis/nsdb/ecostrat/zone/v1/temperature_1961-1990</DatasetURI>
   <Organization>Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada</Organization>
   <Title>Temperature Normals 1961-1990</Title>
   <Abstract>The 1961-1990 data for temperature and precipitation included only stations with averages based on more than 19 years of data (Appendix 1). Data from additional stations which had temperature and precipitation normals for the 1951-1980 period were also used to provide maximum station density, but these normals were first adjusted to the 1961-1990 period by comparison with nearby stations.  TMAX, TMIN, TMEAN, RAIN, SNOW and TOTALP were interpolated using the Thiessen polygon method. The Thiessen </Abstract>
   <ReferenceDate>1999-09-16</ReferenceDate>
   <Version>1</Version>
   <Documentation></Documentation>
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  <Dataset>
   <DatasetURI>http://sis.agr.gc.ca/cansis/nsdb/ecostrat/zone/v1/precipitation_1961-1990</DatasetURI>
   <Organization>Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada</Organization>
   <Title>Precipitation Normals 1961-1990</Title>
   <Abstract>The 1961-1990 data for temperature and precipitation included only stations with averages based on more than 19 years of data (Appendix 1). Data from additional stations which had temperature and precipitation normals for the 1951-1980 period were also used to provide maximum station density, but these normals were first adjusted to the 1961-1990 period by comparison with nearby stations.  TMAX, TMIN, TMEAN, RAIN, SNOW and TOTALP were interpolated using the Thiessen polygon method. The Thiessen </Abstract>
   <ReferenceDate>1999-09-16</ReferenceDate>
   <Version>1</Version>
   <Documentation></Documentation>
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   <DatasetURI>http://sis.agr.gc.ca/cansis/nsdb/ecostrat/zone/v1/population_1991</DatasetURI>
   <Organization>Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada</Organization>
   <Title>Population 1991</Title>
   <Abstract>The population statistics are a special tabulation prepared for the State of the Environment Directorate, Environment Canada, by Statistics Canada, based on the 1991 Census of Canada. Population data was not compiled for the ecodistrict level of the framework. The population attributes compiled are identified below.</Abstract>
   <ReferenceDate>1999-09-16</ReferenceDate>
   <Version>1</Version>
   <Documentation></Documentation>
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